Virtual Retreats
Writing and Contemplation: Journeying Inwards – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Victress Hitchcock
January 29 - 30, 2021
Online - Zoom
Join author and filmmaker Victress Hitchcock for a day-long winter retreat for writers and others who want to journey into their inner space and celebrate their discoveries in writing.
Chöying Dzöd: The Basic Space of Phenomena – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
February 17 - April 30, 2021
Zoom - Online
Tara Mandala has the rare opportunity to offer bi-weekly teachings with Adzom Gyalse Tulku Rinpoche in which he will provide a unique opportunity to learn and study The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena.
Transmission of the Mandala of the Five Buddhas – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Lama Tsultrim Allione
February 27, 2021
Online - Zoom
During this virtual teaching, Lama Tsultrim Allione will give the transmission of the Mandala of the Five Buddhas, a practice she developed to bring emotional transformation into alignment with the spiritual path.
Feeding Your Demons®: Kapala Training Level III – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Pieter Oosthuizen
February 28 - March 5, 2021
Online - Zoom
In Kapala Training Level III we will go further into Machig Labdrön’s lineage, learning specific new practices and deepening our understanding of the roots and branches of her lineage tree.
Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Union of the Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Magyu Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Pieter Oosthuizen
March 14 - 20, 2021
Online - Zoom
In this retreat you will receive the transmission for and learn the Yab Yum Mandala practice developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione. The Yab Yum represents our inherent wholeness which holds all dualities in a dynamic totality.
Anatomy of Meditation – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton and Arturo Peal
March 27 - 28, 2021
Online - Zoom
Join Lopon Chandra Easton and Arturo Peal for a weekend retreat that will help you find ease in your practice and enliven your subtle body.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Ven. Dr. Myodo Jabo
March 28 - April 3, 2021
Online - Zoom
Join Ven. Dr. Myodo Jabo to unpack the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, taught by the Buddha. These four methods of how to better pay attention can help us calm our minds.
Parchangma Chöd – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Lama Tsultrim Allione and Anna Raithel
April 8 - 11, 2021
Online - Zoom
The Parchangma Chöd is an integral part of Do Khyentse’s Dzinpa Rangdröl (Self-Liberation of Clinging) treasure cycle (Tib. terma). In this retreat you will learn the five melodies and the musical patterns for the drum, bell, and kangling.
Sacred World, Luminous Vision: Songs of Realization of the Mahasiddhas – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Magyu Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam
April 17 - 18, 2021
Online - Zoom
In this joyful weekend virtual retreat we will explore through meditation and discussion several songs of realization by Tilopa, Milarepa, Saraha and others. Igniting our own luminous vision, we’ll bring these inspiring teachings to life through our own creative writing.
Transmission of the Yab Yum Mandala – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Lama Tsultrim Allione
May 8, 2021
Online - Zoom
Experience transformation through the power of the mandala—a universal map for inner and outer balance, wholeness, and practical awakening. During this virtual teaching, Lama Tsultrim Allione will give the transmission of the Yab Yum Mandala, a practice she developed to bring emotional transformation into alignment with the spiritual path.
Aging with Wisdom and Creativity: Deepening our Practice through Reflection and Writing – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Victress Hitchcock and Olivia Hoblitzelle
May 13 - 16, 2021
Online - Zoom
The process of aging offers us a myriad of challenges and opportunities. Understanding that there is no time to lose encourages us to explore the quality of our lives. We can no longer escape the truth of impermanence and the recognition of our own mortality. As we embrace that realization…
Yuthok Nyingthig Karmamudra – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Dr. Nida Chenagtsang and Erik Jampa Andersson
May 20 - 23, 2021
Online - Zoom
‘The Yoga of Bliss’ refers to the ancient Buddhist practice of sexual yoga, known as Karmamudra, which uses specific techniques to transform the raw energy of ordinary pleasure, worldly desire, and orgasm into a path of liberation from suffering in our cyclic existence. This practice has been an essential part…
Liberation through Love and Rage – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Lama Rod Owens
May 28 - 30, 2021
Online - Zoom
Join Lama Rod for a weekend of exploring the profound path of liberation through love and rage.
Tara Mandala Dharma Teacher & Sangha Leader Retreat – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Lama Tsultrim Allione
June 3 - 7, 2021
Online - Zoom
This retreat is for Tara Mandala Authorized and Apprentice Teachers and Satellite Sangha leaders and is by invitation only.
Being Messengers of Darkness – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
June 10 - 16, 2021
Online - Zoom
Together in this retreat you will be offered various blessings of protection and meditations created by Zenju Sensei. You also will have the opportunity to open your heart to darkness through eight gateways using the dark mothers as protectors.
Lion-Headed Dakini (Simhamukha) – VIRTUAL RETREAT
With Magyu Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam, Ellen Booth Church and Miranda Shaw
June 22 - 30, 2021
Online - Zoom
This retreat offers transmission and teachings on the Lion-Headed Dakini (Simhamukha) practice as well as on Lama Tsultrim’s personal transformation work within the mandala. Simhamukha is known as a powerful remover of obstacles and as Queen of the Dakinis.